Timeline of computing 2010–2019
This article presents a detailed timeline of events in the history of computing from 2010 to 2019 . For narratives explaining the overall developments, see the history of computing .
2010
2011
May 4
May 17
June 15
September 7
2012
February 29
Raspberry Pi , a bare-bones, low-cost credit-card sized computer created by volunteers mostly drawn from academia and the UK tech industry, is released to help teach children to code.[ 9] [ 10]
September 11
October 4
TDK demonstrates a 2 terabyte hard drive on a single 3.5-inch platter.[ 12]
October 26
November 18
2013
June 11
Apple releases the first Retina Display MacBook Pro.
September 20
November 15
Sony releases the PlayStation 4 in the United States and in Europe 2 weeks later on November 29.[ 16]
November 22
2014
August 6
August 26
August 29
Intel unveiled its first eight-core desktop processor, the Intel Core i7-5960X.[ 23] [ 24]
2015
July 29
October 15
AlphaGo was the first Go AI computer program developed by Google to defeat a professional human opponent on a full-sized board without handicap.
2016
January 12
January 13
March 4
Scientists at MIT create the first five-atom quantum computer with the potential to crack the security of traditional encryption schemes.[ 28]
2017
March 2
AMD launches the Ryzen CPU architecture.
March 3
2018
2019
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^ "Chromium Blog: 64 bits of awesome: 64-bit Windows Support, now in Stable!" . Chromium Blog . Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014 .
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